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The Samoan tuiga is worn on which part of the body?
The Tuiga is a samoan head-dress. It is worn by high chiefs of the village. It is also worn by the taupo ( daughter of chief) or manaia (son of chief). It is worn during all traditional events.
What is the purpose of a Samoan tuiga?
The tuiga is the headpiece that is worn by a Taupou/Augafa'apae (female) or Manaia (male), to show their status as the daughter or son of the highest chief in the village, or sometimes the whole district, when they perform the Samoan dance for dignitaries in prominent events, international/national/district/village gatherings, etc, etc.
Do Samoans have black descendants?
It is not likely that Samoans would have Black descendant's However, it could be possible. The theory of Samoan origin states that the first Polynesians came way of south east Asia It seems very likely based on the evidence that supports this theory. However we can not be 100% certain that there were no other detours or groups that wondered off track. I have studied Samoan History and Polynesian Migration for a few years now, and it all seems to add up. What doesn't is the fact that there are strange similarities in traditional Samoan practices with that of ancient Egypt First off the ancient Egyptians worshiped a Sun god called RA. The Samoan word for Sun is La. It sounds very similar, just that the R has changed to a L. The Egyptians also wore a head dress made of horse hair and it was only for royalty. Just the same Samoans wear a head dress called a Tuiga that was traditionally made of actual human hair from different family members combined to form something like a wig, which is usually worn only by the Virgin Daughter of chiefs, (Taupou). Another is the staff. In Samoa the Staff, or the stick held by the talking chief is a symbol of stability and strength, I found the same thing in Egypt Aside from these types of coincidence's there are the names along the cost of Africa that sound very much like Samoan names or Polynesian names. So to really answer the question I would have to say that it is more likely that Samoans or the group of people of which Polynesians and Samoans descend could have lived and worked side by side with black people or Africans they may have even mixed it up a little. I had a Black instructor in college who once said to me "some Samoans look more African than the African Americans in the U.S."
